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Show BOBEOiifc I III! I.I il W" T W PaggU I I II IP I Losses of Silk by Theft Force Changes ! ' WASHINGTON. Feb, 13. Losses I through theft of silk from railroad cars i I havo forced amendments to the consolidated consol-idated rate classification which pro-' I h f bit the transportation of that com-jmodlty com-jmodlty by freight in less than carload lots after February 29, the railroad administration ad-ministration announced. While tho re.-Iductlon re.-Iductlon In freight rovenuc as a result, of the order will be great, the losses sustained by the roads through pay-; ment of claims have exceeded thoi freight charges several times, t Hundreds of protests already have! reached the railroad administration' 'against the proposed change In classl- ficatlon because the ruling will force i all small communities to obtain ship-; j mcnla of silk, either raw, spun or! j thrown, by express. ' |